Best universities for midwifery

University of West London comes top for midwifery, with a median salary of £35k 15 months after graduating and 88% student satisfaction. University of Salford, University of Plymouth and Cardiff University complete the top four.

61 unis ranked£30k typical early salary95% in graduate jobs

#1 for midwifery100

University of West London

Satisfaction88%better than 59% of midwifery unis
Stay on course84%better than 35% of midwifery unis
Graduate jobs95%better than 36% of midwifery unis
Early salary£35kbetter than 97% of midwifery unis

Half of students who started had more than 148 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of Salford9788% satisfied, £30k salary
3University of Plymouth9387% satisfied, £30k salary
4Cardiff University8994% satisfied, £28.5k salary
5Anglia Ruskin University8893% satisfied, £30k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering midwifery. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Best for…

Happiest studentsBangor University97%positive about their course
Highest early salaryKing's College London£36kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsUniversity of Salford100%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBAnglia Ruskin University88/100half of starters had under 124 UCAS points

Full midwifery ranking

Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for midwifery. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	University of West London1 course	120 UCAS points	100	88%	84%	95%	£35k	148
2	University of Salford1 course	128 UCAS points	97	88%	89%	100%	£30k	146
3	University of Plymouth1 course	120 UCAS points	93	87%	85%	100%	£30k	160
4	Cardiff University1 course	ABB–BBC	89	94%	89%	95%	£28.5k	154
5	Anglia Ruskin University2 courses	112–128 UCAS points	88	93%	88%	96%	£30k	124
6	University of Southampton1 course	ABB	88	96%	85%	100%	£29k	143
6	University of Lancashire1 course	120–128 UCAS points	88	93%	87%	100%	£28k	141
8	Bournemouth University2 courses	~AAB–BBBestimate	84	86%	86%	95%	£34k	127
9	King's College London1 course	ABB	84	74%	89%	95%	£36k	142
10	University of Huddersfield1 course	ABB	81	92%	90%	95%	£29k	146
11	Edinburgh Napier University1 course	BCC	80	78%	93%	95%	£34k	157
12	University of Chester^*1 course	BBB–BBC	78	95%	85%	–	–	134
13	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru^*1 course	BBB	74	84%	–	100%	£28.5k	153
14	Queen's University Belfast^*1 course	BBC–BCC	73	88%	88%	–	–	133
15	London South Bank University1 course	BBC	72	75%	87%	100%	£34k	116
16	Sheffield Hallam University1 course	ABB	71	84%	92%	95%	£28.9k	140
16	University of Nottingham1 course	ABB	71	81%	85%	100%	£30k	134
18	University of Winchester1 course	BBB–BCC	71	87%	80%	95%	£30k	138
19	University of Suffolk2 courses	BBC	70	90%	90%	97%	£30k	96
20	Coventry University1 course	ABB	67	90%	85%	90%	£29k	147
21	University of East Anglia1 course	BBB	67	88%	76%	95%	£30k	146
22	Bangor University1 course	112–120 UCAS points	67	97%	80%	90%	£30k	142
22	University of Sunderland1 course	112–128 UCAS points	67	97%	90%	93%	£30k	121
24	Teesside University1 course	120 UCAS points	66	82%	74%	100%	£30k	146
25	University of Brighton1 course	ABB–BBB	66	71%	95%	100%	£30k	128
26	Edge Hill University1 course	ABB–BBB	66	94%	80%	95%	£29k	128
27	University of Derby1 course	ABB	66	74%	95%	100%	£30k	134
28	Oxford Brookes University1 course	BBB	65	82%	95%	95%	£30k	122
29	Middlesex University2 courses	BBB–BBC	65	89%	94%	88%	£32k	124
30	University of Northampton1 course	BBC	64	81%	78%	95%	£32k	138
31	University of Staffordshire2 courses	ABB	64	93%	87%	93%	£29k	124
32	University of Hertfordshire1 course	ABB–BBB	63	81%	81%	95%	£31k	134
33	University of Surrey1 course	BBB	62	81%	86%	90%	£34.5k	123
34	University of Wolverhampton2 courses	~AAB–BBBestimate	62	92%	81%	95%	£28k	132
34	University of Manchester1 course	AAB–ABB	62	91%	77%	95%	£28k	137
36	Keele University2 courses	ABB	62	86%	80%	100%	£28k	134
37	Robert Gordon University1 course	BCC	61	79%	84%	95%	£32k	156
37	De Montfort University1 course	BBB	61	79%	87%	95%	£30k	133
39	University of the West of Scotland1 course	BCC	59	73%	91%	90%	£32k	176
40	UWE, Bristol1 course	120 UCAS points	58	84%	83%	95%	£30k	124
41	University of Hull1 course	BBC	58	79%	90%	95%	£28k	139
42	Kingston University2 courses	120–128 UCAS points	58	89%	87%	90%	£32k	114
42	University of York1 course	ABB	58	78%	90%	95%	£29.5k	131
44	City St George's, University of London1 course	BBB	57	80%	83%	90%	£34k	124
45	University of Cumbria1 course	ABB–BBC	57	96%	70%	95%	£28k	136
46	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)1 course	120 UCAS points	55	80%	86%	90%	£34k	118
47	University of Bradford1 course	~AAA–ABBestimate	49	76%	90%	90%	£28k	147
48	Birmingham City University1 course	ABB	48	84%	72%	95%	£28k	147
49	University of Birmingham1 course	ABB	47	78%	87%	92%	£29k	144
50	Liverpool John Moores University1 course	AAB–ABB	47	76%	85%	90%	£29k	148
51	University of Worcester1 course	BBB	47	71%	84%	95%	£30k	144
52	University of East London1 course	112 UCAS points	45	97%	65%	88%	£32k	131
53	York St John University1 course	BBB	45	92%	83%	87%	£30k	125
54	University of Leeds1 course	ABB	44	66%	91%	93%	£29k	153
55	University of Greater Manchester^*1 course	120 UCAS points	43	70%	80%	–	–	145
56	University of Leicester2 courses	ABB	42	94%	80%	85%	£30k	128
57	Swansea University1 course	BBB	40	88%	80%	87%	£30k	147
58	University of Northumbria at Newcastle2 courses	96–112 UCAS points	36	75%	80%	90%	£30k	133
59	University of Lincoln1 course	ABB–BBB	32	77%	95%	88%	£30k	123
60	University of Bedfordshire1 course	112 UCAS points	19	86%	85%	75%	£28k	108
61	Canterbury Christ Church University1 course	BBB	0	77%	25%	95%	£29k	96

What midwifery graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for midwifery graduates, across the universities we rank.

£30kAfter 15 months
£30kAfter 3 years
£32.1kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

City St George's, University of London£40k
King's College London£38k
Kingston University£37k
Edge Hill University£36k
Middlesex University£36k

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated